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Acer Predator Helios 18 AI review: Finally, a quieter gaming laptop, but at what cost?

DiskSpd seq read MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD

7663 (6790.63min – 7662.56max) MB/s +52%

Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72-98MW
2x SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N (RAID 0)

7045 (6975.86min – 7044.54max) MB/s +40%

Acer Predator Helios 18 AI
SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N

5038 (4879.75min – 5037.98max) MB/s

Average SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N
  (n=1) Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB

4598 (4514.74min – 4598.04max) MB/s -9%

Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX
WD PC SN8000S 2TB

3799 (23.02min – 3799.36max) MB/s -25%

MSI Vector A18 HX A9W
 

3781 (3742.43min – 3780.52max) MB/s -25%

Average of class Gaming
  (281 – 8300, n=124, last 2 years) MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG
1x Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD-00BT7 + 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HDLB-00BT7 (RAID 0)

281 (131.86min – 280.81max) MB/s -94%

seq write MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD

9101 (8905.56min – 9100.64max) MB/s +114%

Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72-98MW
2x SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N (RAID 0)

8992 (8801.75min – 8992.01max) MB/s +111%

Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX
WD PC SN8000S 2TB

4437 (4373.88min – 4437.36max) MB/s +4%

Acer Predator Helios 18 AI
SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N

4257 (4064.33min – 4256.67max) MB/s

Average SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N
  (n=1) MSI Vector A18 HX A9W
 

4065 (3985.01min – 4064.96max) MB/s -5%

Average of class Gaming
  (1247 – 9699, n=124, last 2 years) Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB

3688 (3107.22min – 3688.43max) MB/s -13%

MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG
1x Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD-00BT7 + 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HDLB-00BT7 (RAID 0)

3460 (2896.8min – 3460.09max) MB/s -19%

seq q8 t1 read MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG
1x Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD-00BT7 + 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HDLB-00BT7 (RAID 0)

15056 (12154.1min – 15056max) MB/s +17%

MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD

14373 (12674.3min – 14373max) MB/s +12%

Acer Predator Helios 18 AI
SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N

12845 (11712.5min – 12844.7max) MB/s

Average SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N
  (n=1) Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX
WD PC SN8000S 2TB

12470 (11207.2min – 12469.7max) MB/s -3%

Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72-98MW
2x SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N (RAID 0)

11019 (9854.1min – 11018.8max) MB/s -14%

Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB

9937 (8400.54min – 9936.52max) MB/s -23%

MSI Vector A18 HX A9W
 

7303 (6716.75min – 7302.99max) MB/s -43%

Average of class Gaming
  (2594 – 15056, n=124, last 2 years) seq q8 t1 write MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD

13519 (13492.9min – 13519.1max) MB/s +82%

Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72-98MW
2x SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N (RAID 0)

11472 (11391min – 11471.6max) MB/s +54%

MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG
1x Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD-00BT7 + 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HDLB-00BT7 (RAID 0)

8988 (8900.34min – 8988.45max) MB/s +21%

Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX
WD PC SN8000S 2TB

8696 (8611.54min – 8696.26max) MB/s +17%

Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB

8173 (7220.11min – 8172.82max) MB/s +10%

Acer Predator Helios 18 AI
SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N

7448 (7101.64min – 7448.24max) MB/s

Average SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N
  (n=1) MSI Vector A18 HX A9W
 

6578 (6568.15min – 6577.77max) MB/s -12%

Average of class Gaming
  (1281 – 13519, n=124, last 2 years) 4k q1 t1 read Acer Predator Helios 18 AI
SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N

87.1 (85.12min – 87.1max) MB/s

Average SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N
  (n=1) Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72-98MW
2x SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N (RAID 0)

81.6 (81.02min – 81.62max) MB/s -6%

Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB

74.5 (73.98min – 74.53max) MB/s -14%

MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD

74 (73.16min – 73.96max) MB/s -15%

Average of class Gaming
  (32.2 – 110.2, n=124, last 2 years) Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX
WD PC SN8000S 2TB

63.4 (62.2min – 63.4max) MB/s -27%

MSI Vector A18 HX A9W
 

63.3 (61.68min – 63.27max) MB/s -27%

MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG
1x Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD-00BT7 + 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HDLB-00BT7 (RAID 0)

60.8 (60.51min – 60.8max) MB/s -30%

4k q1 t1 write Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72-98MW
2x SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N (RAID 0)

259 (250.68min – 258.82max) MB/s +42%

Average of class Gaming
  (78 – 397, n=124, last 2 years) Acer Predator Helios 18 AI
SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N

182.6 (179.29min – 182.56max) MB/s

Average SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N
  (n=1) MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD

173.9 (169.48min – 173.92max) MB/s -5%

Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB

158.3 (155.02min – 158.29max) MB/s -13%

MSI Vector A18 HX A9W
 

157.1 (155.12min – 157.1max) MB/s -14%

Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX
WD PC SN8000S 2TB

136.4 (134.95min – 136.4max) MB/s -25%

MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG
1x Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD-00BT7 + 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HDLB-00BT7 (RAID 0)

112.4 (111.75min – 112.4max) MB/s -38%

4k q32 t16 read MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD

6152 (6099.65min – 6151.61max) MB/s +764%

Average of class Gaming
  (417 – 8067, n=124, last 2 years) Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72-98MW
2x SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N (RAID 0)

1385 (1275.7min – 1385.11max) MB/s +95%

MSI Vector A18 HX A9W
 

1096 (1067.61min – 1095.51max) MB/s +54%

Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB

908 (899.22min – 908.45max) MB/s +28%

Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX
WD PC SN8000S 2TB

746 (519.37min – 746.01max) MB/s +5%

MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG
1x Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD-00BT7 + 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HDLB-00BT7 (RAID 0)

746 (724.46min – 745.92max) MB/s +5%

Acer Predator Helios 18 AI
SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N

712 (660.11min – 712.47max) MB/s

Average SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N
  (n=1) 4k q32 t16 write MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD

3772 (3744.69min – 3771.85max) MB/s +561%

Average of class Gaming
  (162.3 – 5653, n=124, last 2 years) Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72-98MW
2x SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N (RAID 0)

1330 (1184.45min – 1330.4max) MB/s +133%

MSI Vector A18 HX A9W
 

572 (550.57min – 572.35max) MB/s 0%

Acer Predator Helios 18 AI
SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N

571 (555.53min – 571.32max) MB/s

Average SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N
  (n=1) Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB

513 (498.49min – 513.17max) MB/s -10%

MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG
1x Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD-00BT7 + 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HDLB-00BT7 (RAID 0)

509 (431.35min – 509.01max) MB/s -11%

Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX
WD PC SN8000S 2TB

284 (254.39min – 283.58max) MB/s -50%

AS SSD Score Total Acer Predator Helios 18 AI
SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N Average SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N
  (n=1) MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD MSI Vector A18 HX A9W
  Average of class Gaming
  (2319 – 13854, n=122, last 2 years) Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72-98MW
2x SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N (RAID 0) Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX
WD PC SN8000S 2TB MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG
1x Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD-00BT7 + 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HDLB-00BT7 (RAID 0) Score Read Average of class Gaming
  (776 – 4721, n=122, last 2 years) MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72-98MW
2x SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N (RAID 0) Acer Predator Helios 18 AI
SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N Average SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N
  (n=1) MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG
1x Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD-00BT7 + 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HDLB-00BT7 (RAID 0) Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX
WD PC SN8000S 2TB MSI Vector A18 HX A9W
  Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB Score Write Acer Predator Helios 18 AI
SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N Average SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N
  (n=1) MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD MSI Vector A18 HX A9W
  Average of class Gaming
  (989 – 7208, n=122, last 2 years) Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX
WD PC SN8000S 2TB Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72-98MW
2x SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N (RAID 0) MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG
1x Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD-00BT7 + 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HDLB-00BT7 (RAID 0) Seq Read MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72-98MW
2x SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N (RAID 0) Acer Predator Helios 18 AI
SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N Average SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N
  (n=1) MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG
1x Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD-00BT7 + 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HDLB-00BT7 (RAID 0) Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX
WD PC SN8000S 2TB MSI Vector A18 HX A9W
  Average of class Gaming
  (2260 – 9890, n=122, last 2 years) Seq Write Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72-98MW
2x SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N (RAID 0) MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG
1x Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD-00BT7 + 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HDLB-00BT7 (RAID 0) Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX
WD PC SN8000S 2TB Acer Predator Helios 18 AI
SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N Average SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N
  (n=1) Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB Average of class Gaming
  (722 – 9926, n=122, last 2 years) MSI Vector A18 HX A9W
  4K Read Acer Predator Helios 18 AI
SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N Average SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N
  (n=1) Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72-98MW
2x SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N (RAID 0) Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB Average of class Gaming
  (27.8 – 112.1, n=122, last 2 years) Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX
WD PC SN8000S 2TB MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG
1x Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD-00BT7 + 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HDLB-00BT7 (RAID 0) MSI Vector A18 HX A9W
  4K Write Acer Predator Helios 18 AI
SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N Average SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N
  (n=1) Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB Average of class Gaming
  (75.6 – 512, n=122, last 2 years) Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72-98MW
2x SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N (RAID 0) MSI Vector A18 HX A9W
  Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX
WD PC SN8000S 2TB MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG
1x Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD-00BT7 + 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HDLB-00BT7 (RAID 0) 4K-64 Read Average of class Gaming
  (451 – 3630, n=122, last 2 years) Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72-98MW
2x SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N (RAID 0) Acer Predator Helios 18 AI
SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N Average SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N
  (n=1) Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX
WD PC SN8000S 2TB MSI Vector A18 HX A9W
  MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG
1x Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD-00BT7 + 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HDLB-00BT7 (RAID 0) MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB 4K-64 Write Acer Predator Helios 18 AI
SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N Average SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N
  (n=1) MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD MSI Vector A18 HX A9W
  Average of class Gaming
  (521 – 5909, n=122, last 2 years) Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX
WD PC SN8000S 2TB MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG
1x Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD-00BT7 + 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HDLB-00BT7 (RAID 0) Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72-98MW
2x SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N (RAID 0) Access Time Read Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX
WD PC SN8000S 2TB Acer Predator Helios 18 AI
SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N Average SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N
  (n=1) Average of class Gaming
  (0.016 – 0.379, n=122, last 2 years) MSI Vector A18 HX A9W
  Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72-98MW
2x SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N (RAID 0) MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG
1x Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD-00BT7 + 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HDLB-00BT7 (RAID 0) Access Time Write MSI Vector A18 HX A9W
  Average of class Gaming
  (0.011 – 1.028, n=122, last 2 years) Acer Predator Helios 18 AI
SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N Average SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N
  (n=1) MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG
1x Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD-00BT7 + 2x Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HDLB-00BT7 (RAID 0) MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-72-98MW
2x SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N (RAID 0) Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX
WD PC SN8000S 2TB Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB

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